Magwang Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Magwang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magwang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Magwang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magwang Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Magwang is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magwang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magwang is the 3,017,195th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Magwang live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Not including Botswana Magwang occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Makgwang933/
Manngwang881/
Mogwang8644/
Makwang8625/
Maguang868/
Magbang864/
Macwang863/
Maqwang862/
Mokgwang805/
Maikwang801/
Maungwong7516/
Moungwang755/
Makuang71699/
Mokwang71108/
Makwong7120/
Meguang7110/
Moguang715/
Mekwang712/
Meaungwong711/
Maguong711/
Maquang711/
Macwong711/
Moukwang6710/
Meakwong677/
MacQuang675/
Maekwong674/
Mongwong674/
Meiguang672/
Mokqwang671/
Mouguang671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Magwang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis